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AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "twice a day") bis ind. bis indies: twice a day bis in 7 d. bis in septem diebus: twice a week BM bowel movement: commonly used in the United Kingdom when discussing blood sugar. From BM Stix – the measurement sticks used for calculating blood sugar; BM being an abbreviation of Boehringer ...
Inflammatory bowel disease: IBIDS syndrome: Ichthyosis, brittle hair, intellectual impairment, decreased fertility, and short stature syndrome IBM Inclusion body myositis: IBS Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens: IBS Irritable bowel syndrome: IC/PBS Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: ICF syndrome
bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope) blood sugar body secretions: BS x 4 quads: bowel signs in all 4 quadrants (also sometimes "BS + all 4 quads") BS x: B-symptoms: BSA: body surface area bovine serum albumin: BSC: bedside commode BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy breast self-examination: BSL: blood sugar level: BSO: bilateral ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
L. List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of medical abbreviations: D; List of medical abbreviations: E; List of medical abbreviations: F
Use of abbreviations, such as those relating to the route of administration or dose of a medication, can be confusing and is the most common source of medication errors. [2] Use of some acronyms has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, and "do not use lists" have been published at a national level in the US. [4]
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